Canton Making Elaborate Plans For Labor Day 7th; Many Events Are Planned Canton is making elaborate prep arations for its 47th annual Labor Day program Monday, September 7. Thousands of persons from all sections of Western North Carolina and many states are expected to crowd into this busy industrial center for the annual occasion. J. Paul Murray, general chair man. and Woody Robertson, vice general chairman, are predicting the largest crowd ever to visit Canton for a Labor Day event. Labor Day committee, chairmen assembled at Champion YMCA yes terday for a complete check up on details covering all angles of the mammoth celebration. The street parade, scheduled for 10 a.m. Labor Day morning, is be ing supervised by George Howard Trostel and G. Nat Fortney. Mer chants and business men, clubs and individuals are cooperating all down the line to make this an out standing event in connection with the annual celebration. Square dance teams already booked for competition Labor Day night are Echo Inn Cloggers, Enka, Ecusta, Candler, Cherokee Indians, Bryson City, Canton Recreation Park, and others are scheduled to file soon, it has been announced by Walter Holton, of Champion Y staff, chairman of the platform en tertainment. Many of the teams will have their own bands and there'll be Labor Day staff bands to play for those dancers who do not bring their band along. Individual entertainment will play an important role in the Labor Day program Monday afternoon and evening. The queen of Labor Day will be selected by an impartial group of judges at Canton High School stadium Saturday, September 5, at 7:30 p.m. The queuen and king of labor trill be especially honored along with members of their court dur ing a coronation ball ceremony planned for Camp Hope Saturday at 10 p.m. Dancing is scHeduled to begin at Camp Hope at 9 p.m. with Pete Lampley and his orchestra, of Hendersonville, furnishing the mu sic. aA1 Phillips, Pat Greeley and Guy Teague are in charge of this sftiial portion of the pre-Labor Day program. The King and Queen of Labor plus members of their court will ride on a specially decorated float in the street parade Labor Day morning. A union religious service is book ed for Canton High School stadium Sunday at 8 p.m. with the Rev. Horace L. Smith, pastor of the Can ton First Baptist Church, as chair man of arrangements. The speaker will be the Rev. J. G. Goodwin, Jr., pastor of the Clyde Baptist Church. Special musical numbers are being planned for this Sabbath twilight program under the direction of Jack Medford. The annual pre-Labor Day sing ing convention will be held at the Canton High School Stadium* Sun day at 3 p.m. under the general chairmanship of Yoder Clark. Many singers have been contacted to participate in this special program. From the time of the parade Labor Day morning until the wee hours Labor Day night there'll be plenty of entertainment for the huge crowd expected to be on hand for the annual occasion. Food concession stands are be ing assigned by Wesley Holtzclaw for Charity organizations only. All food handlers will have to have health certificates before they are eligible to handle food, Holtzclaw announced. Decorations are being handled under the chairmanship of Lo ranzo Smathers and Bob Snaken berg is chairman of the Lee's rid ing devices which will play Canton next week and throughout Labor Day proper. These rides are being sponsored by the Canton Lions Club for the benefit of the Canton school band. A colorful horse show will prove another outstanding feature of the annual celebration. W. W. (Bill) Morgan, long active in horse show activities, is general chairman of this event. Many entries are plan ned and a overflow crowd is ex pected throughout the program scheduled for Park street during the afternoon. A doll show is booked for Cham pion YMCA Saturday, September 5 with classifications beginning at noon. Children are asked to bring their entries to the Y from 10 a.m. until noon. Judging will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. and show will be open to the public from 2 #to 3 p.m. Mrs. Gordon Rodgers, Mrs. Clifton Miller, Mrs. James Hall, Mrs. Barton Ray and Mrs. Voyd Ford have been cooperating fully with Mrs. Noah Swofford, general chairman of this special feature. Under the co-chairmanship of Harry Matthews and Bruce Nanney, a pet show will be held at the Can ton High School stadium Satur day, September 5, at 4:30 p.m. The event is being sponsored by the Canton Cub Scouts and Mrs. Noah Swofford is general chair man of arrangements. Den mothers will have charge of registrations. Three grand prizes will be awarded along with ribbon awards for the many classes sched -uied to be entered. FREE PRIZES! 21" TV SET ? One Drawing ? Need Not Be Present To Win 10 AM. SAT., SEPT. 5th 4 Other Prizes For Persons Present * ? Electric Toaster ? Electric Ironer ? Fresh Meats WITH EACH $5.00 PURCHASE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN THESE VALUABLE PRIZES ? ? ? Entertainment ? ? Demonstrations ?> . 11 v ' i FARMERS FEDERATION CANTON, N. C. . 1 .... ?-rod p: "Xziz : i ' 'Stolen' With Cor OBJECT of a frantic search when the family car was stolen, with him in it, George Bennett, 8, of Baltimore, Md? is held by his mother after his return home. The boy was found quite unconcerned playing in the abandoned auto. Many Families At Morrow Reunion By MRS. GEORGE BORING Community Reporter % The Morrow reunion was held Sunday, August 30th, at the home of Mrs. Grace Morrow. Families attending were: Mr. and Mrs. John Morrow and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Davis and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bradshaw and family, all from Waynesville, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Morrow and family, Rt. 2, Waynesville, and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Moore and family from Greeneville, Tenn. Saturday, August 29th, when Cruso Community played host to the many men, women and chil dren from White Oak Community, it was a most enjoyable day. The tour was interesting from begin ning to end, the food extra good, and the Cruso people very friend ly. We all say "Thank You" to them for their hospitality. As Rev. Oder Burnette said, the North met the South, as both commun ities are at the extreme ends of the county. For most of us from White Oak, it was our first visit to Camp Hope, a very beautiful place. Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill Teague and family have moved back on White Oak from Hazelwood. We are all glad they are back home again. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Kelly and sons Billy and Ronnie, from Wash ington, D. C. have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Teague Williams. Mrs. Clarence Kelly of Wash ington, D. C. who has been visit ing with her mother Mrs. Bill Wil liams, flew back to Washington because of sudden illness of her husband. Mr. and Mrs. George Pearson from Connersville, Indiana, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Bor ing. Mrs. Pearson is the mother of Mrs. Boring. Ripping Job RALEIGH (AP) ? The prison er was known as "the Beaver," police told the judge, because of his talent for ripping his way in to stores with his bare hands. He admitted tearing a hole in a jewel ry store roof with his hands, climbing out again with $5,500 worth of watches. "Well," said the judge, "let him try his talent on some steel bars. Ten to eighteen years." Lawn Rake Is Fishing Lure BOISE, Ida. (AP) ? Proving that fishing luck is where you find it, Mrs. C. A. Bryson of Collister Lane, Ida., noticed a splashing in an irrigation ditch. She shut off the water and when the level went down, hauled out a 28-inch, 4V4 pound rainbow trout with a lawn rake. SAUn SAIUM ' BlRD:> j "I'm returning this. AU he wye I INFORMATION PLEASE | The Mountaineer wishes to obtain a complete list of all Haywood students who are away at schools and colleges. The following information is desired: , Student's Name f 1 Parent's Name ? 1 i i , vHome. Address , ? School or College ? - - 1 i i i City ? , ?? Class : 1 i i The first regular diesel-powered passenger service on U. S. rail roads was started in 1934, although diesel switch engines were used regularly as eariy as 1925. The last discovery of a major planet came in 1930. when astron omers ldentifled Pluto, which aver ages 3,666 million miles from the sun. BRITISH TEST PLANE-LAUNCHED GUIDED ROCKET 1 ???Y'-'f-f?. - ? - 11 rn ? A OUIDED ROCKET, launched from a Meteor plane, flashes across the sky over Aberoorth. v, v.u 1 toe British Ministry of Supply has been testing many new types of guided aaissiles. <i 1 The Canadian government has renamed the 16 peaks surrounding Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, the "Queen Elizabeth Ranges". Thirty-one of the 107 Clas6 1 railways in the United States have been completely dieselized, and forty-nine others use dieseU for more than half of their operations. The United State-, the , j largest oil-consuming nation the world's largest tankship J some 450 oil-carrying ve<s? ocean-going travel. A BIG TINE AWAITS YOU AT CANTON'S 47th ANNUAL LABOR DAY CELEBRATION ? Entertainment * Dances ijN ? Sports * Singing * Parades J I < * Thrills * Excitement OFFICIAL PROGRAM ^(u\ teems ;fW Saturday, Sept. 5 2:00 P. M. Doll Show at Champion YMCA 4:00 P. M. Pet Show at Canton High School Stadium 7:30 P. M. Selection of Labor Day Queen at Canton High School Stadium 10:00 P. M. Coronation Ball at Camp Hope Honoring Labor Day Queen Sunday, Sept 6 3:00 P. M. Singing Convention at High School Stadium. 7:13 P. M. Union Religious Services at Canton High School Stadium * Ad dresses Monday,Sept 7 10:00 A. M. Parade?Forms on North Main Street, Canton. Follows Bridge St. and Park St. and ends at Clyde and Penland Streets. 11:00 A. M. Sports will get underway at Canton High School Stadium and Little League Ball Park. 1:30 P. M. Horse Show?Old Champion Nurs ery Grounds on. Park Street in Canton. 2:00 P. M. Platform Entertainment at Canton High School Stadium Running Through The Afternoon. 4:00 P. M. Colored Softball Game Between Can ton and Waynesville at Little League Park. 7:00 P. M. Platform Entertainment, Including Square Dancing, String Bands and Many Outstanding Individual Per formers. 9:45 P. M. 21-inch Screen Television Award by American Legion Post No. 61, of Canton. 10:00 P. M. Pony Award by Members of the Canton Kiwanis Club. Canton Labor Day Committee Prizes For Winners In All Contests ? Plan How To Enjoy The Many Interesting Programs Arranged For Your Pleasure. The Biggest Thrill of The ~~|| Year Is The I Canton Labor I Day Program I Lee's Rides Will H<um I Operating on Tuesday. Sept. 1 at Canton R< ? re* I ation Grounds, and Co"* I linue .Through labor I ? .

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